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Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.2(25)S forthe Cisco 7304 Router. The last day to order the affected product is November 17, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until November16, 2011.

Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(28)SB or later on the Cisco 7304 Router.

The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is distributed to the general public.

May 19, 2006

End-of-Sale Date

The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.

November 17, 2006

Last Ship Date

The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.

February 15, 2007

End of SW Maintenance Releases Date

The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software.

November 17, 2007

End of New Service Attachment Date

For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-support contract, this is the last date to order a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing service-and-support contract.

November 17, 2007

End of Service Contract Renewal Date

The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.

February 12, 2011

Last Date of Support

The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.

November 16, 2011

Table 2.Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement.

End-of-Sale Product Part Number

Product Description

Replacement Product Part Number

Replacement Product Description

S730A-12225S

Cisco 7300 Series IOS Enterprise

S73A-12228SB

Cisco 7300 Series IOS Enterprise

S730AR1K91-12225S

Cisco 7300 Series IOS Enterprise/SNASW Secured Shell 3DES

S73AR1K91-12228SB

Cisco 7300 Series IOS Enterprise/SNASW Secured Shell 3DES

S730C-12225S

Cisco 7300 Series IOS IP Plus

S73C-12228SB

Cisco 7300 Series IOS IP Plus

S730Z-12225S

Cisco 7300 Series IOS Service Provider

S73Z-12228SB

Cisco 7300 Series IOS Service Provider

S730ZK91-12225S

Cisco 7300 Series IOS Service Provider/Secured Shell 3DES

S73ZK91-12228SB

Cisco 7300 Series IOS Service Provider/SSH 3DES

PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS

The recommended replacement for the Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.2(25)S for the Cisco 7304 Router is the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(28)SB or later.

Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.